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H. H. HULL.

Patented Aug. 20,- 19@ 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 mung-g."

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT H. HULL, OIF-LAKEWOOD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

ANCI-IOR CAP Srl CLOSURE CORPORATION, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, .A CORPO- nATzoN or NEW YORK.

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Specification of `Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

Application filed August 20, 1915, Serial No. 46,449. Renewed October 16, 1917. Serial No. 196,974.

T o all whom t may concern Be it known that l, HERBERT H. H ULL, a citizen `of the United States, residing at Lakewood, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Closures, of which .the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to closures for bottles, jars, or other receptacles, and has for its object the provision of a simple and inexpenslve losure which can be applied in adeviceof-this character which can be manufactured cheaply-and expeditiously from 1nexpensive materlals; the provision ot a. de-

vice of this character which will retain the receptacle contents and exclude foreign matters .in anefficient manner while permitting easy removal; the provision of a device of this character which must necessarily be destroyed and rendered incapable of succeeding useythe provision of an internal closure that shall'be 'as cheap as cork and more reliable; the provision of a new and improved tool for applyingr closures to receptacles; while furtherobjects and advantages will appearas the `description proceeds. .he .essence .of .my invention consists in lthis,ztha`ta closure havinga tapered portion anda ,packing-ring is so distorted as to shift said tapercdgportion bodily past said pack-.

in'g ring and force said packing ring laterally against the container Wall; with or without an` additional `displacement of' the packing by yraising up beads or ribs beneath lthe same.

"Generally speaking, my invention may be defined fas consisting of the combinations andeonstructions defined in the claims an- :nexed fhereto and illustrated in certain ern- .fbodiments in the drawings accompanying and J*forming e Vpart of this application wherein: Figur-e1 is a vertical, sectional view through the upper part of a flared receptacle, showing a closure of my invention prior toitsconstriction thereon; Fig. 2 repiresentsfaside elevation of the same, together with the means for constricting the cover;

Eig is a view similar to F ig. 1, illustrating-the parts in hermetically sealed condition; Fig. et represents a side elevation of the parts shown 'in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view through the upper part of a container ot' different shape, having `a different form of closure applied thereto prior to the securing' oi same; Fig. 6 is a similar view of the. same parts, showing the closure in sealing;l condition; Fig. 7 illustrates thc same parts, together with the means forconstricting` the closure; Fig. 8 is a vertical, sectional view of the upper part of a third forni of container, illustrating` a form of closure adapted for application to the interior of the same, but prior to the sealing" of one Vtorni of tool whereby such sealing fr may be effected.; Fig. l2 is a vertical, see- .tional view of still another embodiment of my invention prior to sealing; Fig.' 13 illustrates the same after sealing; and Fig. 14 is a vertical, sectional view of still another embodiment of my invention.

Describing the parts by Vreference characters, irstwith particular attention to Figs. l to 1l inclusive, l represents a container which may be of glass or other suitable material such as a jelly tumbler. For employment therewith, I provide a. closure made of thin, ductile sheet metal, such as soft steel of thin gage, preferably slightly tinned to prevent corrosion and comprising a fiat circular overlying part 2 `havingr at its margin an annular shoulder 3 surrounded by a cirlsimplest form illustrated conventionally in Fig. 2, comprises an embracing part 8, made in two or more sections adapted to surround the receptacle beneath the Harige, and a pressing portion 9 adapted to engage the top of the closure. When this die is'appliedA and employed in themanner indicated 1n Fig. 2, the beaded portionA 3 is caused-to collapse to thecondition illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the inclined portion of the flangebeing thereby shifted relatively to the packingI so as to force the )acking laterally inward againstthe wall o 'the receptacle, whereby a secure and hermetic sealing is accomplished.. Movement ofthe packing at the same time with the flange isfprevented by its engagement with the shpulder '3, while the freedom of one side o f Athe packing from inclusion by the metalhprevents the impositionv of any such pressure thereon as would fracture the receptacle.

The purpose of the shoulder 3 is. to pre- .vent movement of the packing ring during the sealing operation and to maintain thev will be both actions; if above vit therel will be the rib action only; the select-ion is a' matter offchoice the whole lies within my invention.

Describingr next the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7. I have illustrated a receptacle 10 having substantially smooth cylindrical walls. To the open mouth of the receptacle, I apply a closure constructed as before, of thin, ductile metal and having a circular overlying portion 11 having at -its edge theV depending, inwardly tapering frusto-'conica-lv flange 12. Inside of the largest part-of this flange I Ylocate a packing ring 13 of rubber or like material, the. same havingan internal diameter sufficient to receive easily the mouth of the receptacle 10. Forthe purpose ofc'onstricting this packing ring and sealing the receptacle, I move the fla-nge'bodily past the packing ring so as to bring the narrower portion of the same outside of this ring, whereby the same is pressed against theawall of the receptacle as shown in Fig. 6; to this end I may employ a die 14 havinv a central a erture lwhosejvalls are preferably tapered. but whose smallest diameter is intermediate the smallest and largest diameters of the flange 12. IVith this 'dieI employ a 4circular plunger 16 4having a diameter greater than thatof the receptacle lbut less than that of the aperture 15. The

receptacle 10 together with the closure being first located in the die as shown in Fig. 7 ,the plunger 16 is depressed, forcing the receptacle and closure through the,v aperture l5, the 'Walls of lvhieh draw the flange 12 in= wardly and u wardly to the condition shown in Fig. 6. he packing ring 13 is meanwhile held against `movement by reason of its contact. with the central portion 11 of the closure, wherefore the movement of the flange therepast exerts an inward sealing pressure thereon. Meanwhile the drawing 'effect produces a kind of rib or fold 1T between the `flat portionl 11 and-the frustoonical portion 12. In this embodiment I have shown the`free edge of theA .flange as smoothI andrunrolled, although the same could be wired if desired. Also it. will be understood that the closures shown in the first four views could be employed upon a cylindrical*receptacle, or that in the last three views upon a flaring ,receptacle7 or either upon any other kind of receptacle without the necessity of any special construc tion to coperate therewith. y

Referring next to Figs. 8 and 9, I have illustrated a container 20such as a bottle having an internally smooth cylindrical neck 21 andwith this container I have shown a closure comprising a flat, circular, overlying portion 22 adapted to rest upon the container mouth and having a depending,` flaring, frusto-conical portion 23 adapted to enter such. mouth. The flaring portion 23 is formed at or near its smallest part where it joins the flat .port-ion 22 with a circumferentially beaded portion2l while the largest part of said flaring portion ist-reversed by a flat web 25. Surrounding the portion 23 is a packing ring 26 of rubber or like material, having an internal diameter originally such as to permit the closure to be inserted freely into the receptacle mouth.l For the purpose of sealing this closure it is sufficient merely to reduce the height of the closure so as to shift the flaring portion bodily past the packing ring 26 which is thereby wedged aterally into close sealing en agement with the Wall of the receptacle. uring this deforming operation thev portion 22 isprefer- *ably held -in engagement with the container mouth and'the packing ring is preferably maintained stationaryat a point somewhat below the top 'of this 'mouth through the agency of a suitable'rib 27 formed in the overlying portion 22. This maintains the packing ring below the rounding portion requently occurring in commercial bottles. For effectingA the vconstricting actionl heretofore described, it is necessary to employ rsome kind-of expanding tool which shall grip the depending portion of the closure-soas to draw'it upward against the overlying portion ofthe same. One device by ,which this can be accomplished is illustrated in Figs.V 10 and 11 and comprises a vertically movable bolt 30, havingat its lower end a tapering head 31, surrounded by a plurality of the rustofconical grippin members 32, 32,=form`ed at their'lower en with exten lll sions 33, adapted to engage the interior of the closure portion 23, -at a point below the bead. The device also possesses a base 34 adapted to rest upon the overlying portion 22 of the closure during the deforming a vflat web 40 `formed wlth a central a erture 41, sindicar-:h .of the ,gripping mem rs 32 is provided with an elongated .neck 4:2 projecting .through` this `aperture and ytermlnatwing 1n a flange 43 overlying the edge of the same.

In use this device fis lifted by the shaft or ring and placed upon the closure, the collapsed condition of ythe `tool permitting its ready), entrance Ainto `the interior thereof. Upon rotating the shaft the bolt will next be elevated moving the jaws laterally into engagement with the closure, and afterward drawing ltliesehj aws lincompany withthe depending portion :of wthe closure forcibly toward fthe overlying portion 22, which is meanwhile `held `down by the ring 35'.. As

' soon as suflicient pressure has been produced `the shaft is restored to its yoriginal position Y .and the `tool lifted away. :I do not limit "myself .to `the use of this ,tool in connection with this articular #type fof closure, as it to' `ood advantage for deformin any kind oginterior closure.

n Figs. 1 21and 13 have illustrated still another ymodifca'tion.ailaplted to be operated by the use of ajntool of Athe same yor similar natu-re. In this embodiment the closure. is formed with asimilar overlying portion 52 'a`si11flilar tapered .portion 53, ,a ,shoulder ,ot some kind such yas 54 to hold the pack-ing ring below thea-rounded ,portion of the .bottle mouth and a `web 55 clos" g Athe larger fend (ff the tapered portion. this `closure and with atool ofthe type shown in "1101 andll (lout limited `:in its expan sion .to as'ize' intermediate the ,larger and smaller diameters of the portion 53) it is possible -towithdraw the tool completely from the clo nre, Vvdrawing theV closure to the i vsha-'pe shown in Fig; 13 and wedg'ing the 55 `the vreceptacle 6 0 packin 'tightl against .the bottle mouth."

j AFina ly fin embodiment yof my .invention wherein 4there f-szemployed a closure of substantially the same type as in 38 '.9 bu-t wherein tremity of the closure. With this .arrangesure will collapse the vbeaded portionin the ig. 14e I have illustrated anl ormed inside the mouth 'with a 'ledge VV61 .adapted to .engage -.the exsame manner as before and wedge the packing against the .bottle mouth in sealing relation.

' It will be noted in all of the above that the sealing action is obtained partly Aby producing in the rear of the packing a ybulge or rib consequent upon the deformation of a `bead and partly by the movement past said packing of a tapered -memlber whereby the packing is wedged laterally. The means by which these ends are at tained, together with the relative proportion 'of these operations in the sealin effect is a matter which can`be varied wi ely, wherefore I do not limit myself to such details except as the same maybe positively recited inthe claims hereto .annexed or may be ren; dered necessary by the prior state ofthe art.

Having thus described'my invention, what I claim is:

'1. In a closure for contalners, a metallic cap havinga portion adapted to overlie the clined portion and said wall, and across which said depending inclined portion is @movable with V4a wedge action, whereby said packing ring may ber pressed laterally aga-inst said wall.

2. In a I,closure for containers, aA metallic cap having `a portion adapted to overlie the .edges-of the container-mouth and a depend'- ing 1portion inclined toward the container wall ,adjacent to said mouth, a packing ring `adapted `to be interposed between said inclined portionand said wall, said inclined portion being vmovable bodily' as a wedge across said packing ring, whereby the same may be pressed laterally against said wall.

3, In a closure for containers, a metallic l cap .having a flat circular central portion,

and a conical wall portion integral with an Y base portion Vand relative to said ringA and said acking ring wedged laterally.

.4. 'lhe combination with a container, of

flexible whereby Ysaid Wall a cap-having'an inclined portion depending A beside the wall of the container, and a acking ring between saidwall and-incline lpor-` tion, 'said' inclined .portion being movable withr a wedge. action across the ring to press the same laterally .against said Wall.`

5. A closure, for containers, comprising a cap having a part overlying. the run ofthe container, and an inclined portion depending beside the wall of the container, anda packing rin `between said wall and inclined portion, sai inclined portion being movable lao bodily toward said overlying part and across said,I ring with a' wedge action, to

press the same laterally against said wall.`

6. A closure for containers, comprising a cap havin an inclined ortion adapted to depend beside the wall oi) the cor'itainer and provided with a circumferential bead, and a packing ring adapted to be inserted between said inclined portion and wall, the bead being compressible, thereby -permitting -movement of said inclined portion with a Wedge action across said packing ring to press the same against said Wall. r

' 7. A closure for containers, comprising a cap adapted to be applied to the mouth of the container and having an inclined projecting portion adapted to extend opposite 8. A closure for containers, 'comprising ai cap adapted to be applied to the mouth -of Athe container and having an inclined por-v -ti'on extendingaxially and adapted to oppose the side o f the containenwall', said cap be-l ing of thin ductile metal and sald` inclinedportion' having a circumferential bead adapted to be'collapsed by axial pressure',

and a packin `ring between said 'inclined' portion and t e containerv 'wall and across which the said portionis movable with 'a wedge action when said bead is' colla sed.

9. A closure for containers, Comprisin a circular cap having at one, edge thereo a frusto-conical part projecting axially and adapted to oppose the side ofthe container wall, and also having a circumferential bead adjacent said edge, said frustoi-conical part inclining respect to the container wall, and a pac g ring between Asaid frusto-conical part and sai wall, said'bead being of thin ductile metal wherebyit may be collapsed byaxial 'pressure, .to move said frusto-conical part across sald ring with a wedger actlon'.

l0. 'A closureV for receptacles, comprisingl from said edge atan angle with.

having a top portion adapted to rest a ca on t'le rim of the receptacle and an inclined vportion depending beside the Wall of the Receptacle, and a packing `ring between said inclined portion and the side Wall of the `receptacle, said ring abutting against the top portion of the ca to prevent axial shiift A of the ring, and said inclined portion being shiftable axially with a wedge action across Said ring, to pregs'the sameagainst the Wall ofthe container."

11. Ihe combination with a container, of a seallng cap on the rim .of the container mouth,ha vin,g an axially extending flange in-` `clined toward the side wall Iofthe container, a p ackin ring between said iange and. side wall, an anV abutment on the ca engaging the outer edge of said'ring, saidange being. movable axially with awedge action vacrossv sald rmg.

extending from said cover portion, :a gasket,

ring supported vbythe inchn'ed'wall, means is deform 12'.v A --closureffor containersalid the-like', comprising a cover portlon, an inclinedwall inthe sealing operation to cause "I arelative upward movement of said inclined i wall whereby said-rin isv compressed between said inclined Wal and the smooth side wall ofa suitable container.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto Valiix my..

" signature in the presencefof two witnesses.

HERBERT H. HULL.

Witnesses: i

HAROLD E. SMITH,l LEROY W. Lnrr. 

